Relevancy

/ˈrɛləvənsi/ noun

Definition

The quality of being closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand. The degree to which something is pertinent or applicable to a particular situation.

Etymology

From Latin 'relevare' meaning 'to lift up' or 'to relieve.' The word evolved through Medieval Latin 'relevantia,' originally used in legal contexts to describe evidence that 'lifted up' or supported a case.

Kelly Says

In our information-saturated age, relevancy has become the ultimate currency - algorithms compete to determine what's most relevant to you at any given moment. It's ironic that a word meaning 'to lift up' now often describes what rises to the top of our feeds and search results.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተዛማጅነት
te-za-ma-ji-net
ARالعربية
الصلة
al-sulah
BNবাংলা
প্রাসঙ্গিকতা
pra-saang-jik-taa
CACatalà
relevància
reh-leh-van-thee-ah
CSČeština
významnost
vee-z-nam-nost
DADansk
relevans
reh-leh-van-s
DEDeutsch
Relevanz
reh-leh-vanz
ELΕλληνικά
σχετικότητα
she-lee-ko-tee-tah
ESEspañol
relevancia
reh-leh-van-thee-ah
FAفارسی
مهمی
meh-mee
FISuomi
oleellisuus
oh-lee-ell-ee-soo-s
FRFrançais
rélevancy
re-leh-van-see
GUGU
સંદર્ભ
san-darbh
HAHA
a
ah
HEעברית
הקשר
ha-kasar
HIहिन्दी
प्रासंगिकता
pra-saang-jik-taa
HUMagyar
jelentőség
yee-n-te-sho-g
IDBahasa Indonesia
relevansi
reh-leh-van-see
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
rilevanza
ree-leh-van-zah
JA日本語
関連性
kan-yo-sei
KKKK
маңызды
ma-n-yz-dy
KMKM
ការតាម
ka-ar-ta-am
KO한국어
관련성
gwan-ryeong-seong
MRMR
महत्व
maht-v
MSBahasa Melayu
relevansi
reh-leh-van-see
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်း
pyawng
NLNederlands
relevantie
reh-leh-van-tee
NONorsk
relevans
reh-leh-van-s
PAPA
ਸਬੰਧ
sa-ban-dh
PLPolski
istotność
ee-stoh-no-st
PTPortuguês
relevância
reh-leh-van-thee-ah
RORomână
relevanță
reh-leh-van-tah
RUРусский
релевантность
re-levan-t-no-st
SVSvenska
relevancy
reh-leh-van-see
SWKiswahili
umeme
oo-meh-meh
TAதமிழ்
சம்பந்தம்
sam-ban-tham
TEతెలుగు
సంబంధం
san-ban-dam
THไทย
ความเกี่ยวข้อง
kwam-glai-khorng
TLTL
kaugnay
kaw-g-nay
TRTürkçe
önemlilik
oh-nem-li-lik
UKУкраїнська
релевантність
reh-leh-van-t-nist
URاردو
مہمیت
meh-me-yat
VITiếng Việt
sự liên quan
su li-en-quan
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
相关性
xiāngguān xìng
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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